Ka Mate! Ka Mate!

Ka Mate! Ka Mate!

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 3, 1987

Runtime

0h 31m

Genres

Drama, History

Original Title

Ka Mate! Ka Mate!

Production Companies

Pacific Films, New Zealand Film Commission

Director

Barry Barclay

Description

In a Maori settlement, Ngati Toa leader Te Rauparaha composes the famous chant "Ka Mate", also known as the haka, after evading enemy capture by hiding in a kumara pit.